Reading Roars!

A sparkling new cocktail bar in the heart of Reading is to open its doors to the public on Friday evening.

Mix, located at The Walk near The Oracle, looks very similar in style to London’s opulent Jewel and Vanilla. Big chandeliers hang from the ceiling and there is very a large and ornate mirror for the very vain (it also helps to make the somewhat small venue look bigger).

I suspect that Mix is a bar that will appeal mostly to women and, in particular, WAG wannabes (it’s also conveniently close to the shops). However, get a posse of dazzling young ladies in a room together, sipping margaritas and mojitos, and the guys will surely follow (though I doubt that Carling and Fosters will be on offer).

Instead, I imagine that there will be a fantastic drinks menu, with classic, Champagne and contemporary cocktails listed, and expert mixologists who could pour a Cuba Libre blindfolded.

After years of Mickey Mouse cocktails served in Reading’s bars, I’m delighted that another bar dedicated to the art of creating these amazing, fascinating drinks is opening in town (the others I can think of are Cerise and Sahara). But why didn’t you Mix folk invite me to your launch party on Wednesday night?